Aira Azhari, CEO, IDEAS Malaysia

Andrew Khoo, Human rights lawyer

Shantanu Gangakhedkar, Aviation Consultant, Frost & Sullivan

Ariff Adi Putera Anwar, Research Associate, Institute for Development Studies (Sabah)

Affendi Yang Amri, President, Malaysian Society of Marine Sciences

Dr Ferooze Ali, Senior Fellow, Asia-Middle East Center for Research and Dialogue

Erin Cook, Journalist

Robert Lau, Former Senator

Denys Mykhailiuk, Chargé d'Affaires, Ukrainian Embassy in Malaysia

Dr Lau Zhe Wei, Assistant Professor, Department of Political Science, International Islamic University Malaysia (IIUM)

Nancy Kimelman, Professor in Economics, Northeastern University

Professor Peter McPhee, Emeritus Professor of History, University of Melbourne

John Zogby, Founder, John Zogby Strategies

Dr Adrian Ang U-Jin, Research Fellow, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies

Adrian "Banie" Lasimbang, Founder, TONIBUNG and President, Pertubuhan Suara Anak Sabah